Butler Cain Bio

Dr. Butler Cain is a Professor of Mass Communication at the University of North Alabama. He received a Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences from the University of Alabama and has master’s degrees in International Policy Management and Journalism.

Butler spent the first half of his career as a broadcast journalist, including a decade as news director of Alabama Public Radio. Before transitioning into higher education, he taught English language reading and writing skills in Seoul, South Korea. He then served as a Communication faculty member and student media adviser at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas.

Butler is a member of the Rotary Club of Florence. He represented Rotary District 6860 as a member of the 2008 Group Study Exchange team to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He joined the Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa later that year. When he moved to Texas, he joined the Rotary Club of Canyon, serving as president during the 2011-2012 Rotary year. He was also an Assistant Governor in Rotary District 5730 before returning to Alabama.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the Japan-America Society of Alabama and is a member of the Florence-University of North Alabama Town & Gown Task Force.

Butler is married to Dr. Andrea Hunt, a Professor of Sociology at the University of North Alabama, and is step-dad to Ruby Lynn and AJ. They live in Florence, Alabama.